Upper Lachlan Shire
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Upper Lachlan Shire is a local government area in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in February 2004 from Crookwell Shire and parts of Mulwaree, Gunning and Yass Shires.
The
unaligned
politician.
Towns and localities
The shire includes the towns and bigger localities of:
and the smaller localities of:
- Bannaby
- Bannister
- Bellmount Forest (part)
- Bevendale
- Biala
- Big Hill
- Blakney Creek
- Brayton (part)
- Breadalbane
- Broadway
- Chatsbury
- Crooked Corner
- Cullerin
- Curraweela
- Currawang (part)
- Fullerton
- Golspie
- Greenwich Park (part)
- Gurrundah
- Jerrawa
- Lade Vale (part)
- Lerida (part)
- Limerick
- Lost River
- Merrill
- Myrtleville
- Middle Arm (part)
- Narrawa
- Oolong
- Peelwood
- Pejar
- Pomeroy (part)
- Richlands
- Roslyn
- Stonequarry
- Tarlo (part)
- Tuena
- Wayo (part)
- Wheeo
- Wiarborough (part)
- Wollogorang (part)
- Wombeyan Caves(part)
- Woodhouselee (part)
- Yalbraith
Heritage listings
The
traditional owners
of most of the Upper Lachlan Shire.
The Upper Lachlan Shire also has a number of European heritage-listed sites, including:
- Collector, 24 Church Street (Federal Highway): Bushranger Hotel[3]
- Crookwell, Goulburn-Crookwell railway: Crookwell railway station[4]
- Gunning, Main Southern railway: Gunning railway station[5]
- Taralga, Macarthur Street: Catholic Church of Christ the King[6]
Council
Current composition and election method
Upper Lachlan Shire Council is composed of nine
ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 10 September 2016, and the makeup of the council is as follows:[7]
| Party | Councillors | |
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Independents and Unaligned
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9 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is:[7]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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| John Searl | Independent
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| Darren O'Brien | Independent
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| Mandy McDonald | Independent
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Deputy Mayor[8] | |
| Paul Culhane | Independent
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| Susan Reynolds | Independent
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| Jo Marshall | Unaligned | ||
| Lauren Woodbridge | Independent
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| Pam Kensit | Independent
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Mayor[8] | |
| Nathan McDonald | Independent
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References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Upper Lachlan Shire (A)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- Department of Local Government. Retrieved 28 November 2006.
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- ^ a b "Upper Lachlan Shire Council: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2016. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Cr Pam Kensit and Cr Mandy McDonald new Mayor and Deputy Mayor respectively". ULSC Website. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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